The Panther Tank belongs on any short list of the most important tanks of World War II. And while, in some senses it was truly a brilliantly engineered Armored Fighting Vehicle, it came with some significant downsides.
Let’s take a look at a well known medium tank.
Continue readingThe Japanese Army’s main fighter throughout World War II has become a well known type, but never as well known as the Navy’s Zero.
Let’s take a look at a late War example.
Continue readingDefinitely a lesser known type!
Although many observers might quickly, correctly identify this as a modification of the A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston family of light attack planes. Let’s take a quick look.
Continue readingThe main production version of the well known T-34 tank in the last two years of the War.
Let’s take a quick look at key medium tank.
Continue readingA Book and Video Review
I’m sure everyone reading this site is well aware of the Apple+ series that came available early this year. The book its based on is probably less well known, but truly is important in its own right. So I thought it seemed fitting to say a little about both of them. There will be some spoilers here…
The Book “Masters of the Air” by Donald Miller was published in 2006. No shock, but its sort of a different thing from the video series that shares its name. To be clear, I don’t intend this as a criticism. A 9 hour series for mass media consumption WILL be a different thing from a 500 page military history. The type of products have different strengths and attributes, its wrong to expect too much similarity. Except of course, in the end they’re both aiming at the same set of truth.
Continue readingThe P-47N is the final production version of the most produced piston engine fighter in US history.
Let’s take a look at a late War ‘Bolt.
Continue readingTrainers
No doubt that took a lot longer than I wanted! But at long last, my trainer theme build is complete.
We looked at several different types of trainers here, two were specifically trainer airframes, the other two were (full) conversions of fighters. I do like seeing the range of types tagged as trainers.
These also run from a pre-war types to those that were cutting edge at the end. A fun assortment.
For the next couple months I’ll be working on a couple of medium tanks, then I’ll return with a new theme build.
Coming soon… USS Enterprise
Its pretty immediately obvious this is a two seat version of the well known Me 262 fighter.
Let’s take a quick look at how it came to be and how it was used.
Continue readingAn unremarkable looking aircraft, with a mostly unremarkable legacy.
Yet the Sonia has some interesting quirks and did participate in major battles. Let’s look at one such example.
Continue readingJust entering use from the start of the War, the MC.200 was Italy’s most modern fighter at the time.
Let’s take a look at another first generation monoplane.
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